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From Pithole to Paradise: How the Wickedest Man in the World Found God

Year of Publication
2012
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
277 p.
Language
English
Author
Author: John L. Young
Publisher
Windy Knoll Books
City
Russell, PA
Genre
Adventure
Biographical
Christian
Historical
Sports
Keywords
Roman Catholics
Pennsylvania oil rush
William C. McCarthy (1820-1900)
Temperance Movement
hospitality industry
Italian Americans
riverboats
Ben Hogan's Floating Palace of Pleasure
attorneys
judges
Irish Americans
boxing
Ben Hogan (1841-1916)
sex workers
gambling
oil industry
police
mayors
Protestants
Abstract
A biographical novel about Benedict "Ben" Hogan, a legendary outlaw during Western Pennsylvania’s oil rush.
Author Biography
John Young (1945- ), born in Altoona, Blair County, is a retired newspaper reporter who lives in Warren County.
Time
1860s-1910s
Places
  • Allegheny River
  • Allegheny County
    • Pittsburgh
      • Downtown
  • Armstrong County
    • Kittanning
      • Armstrong County Courthouse
    • Parker
  • Butler County
    • Petrolia
    • Concord Twp.
      • Greece City
  • Clarion County
    • East Brady
  • Crawford County
    • Titusville
    • Meadville
  • Elk County
  • Erie County
    • Erie
  • Indiana County
    • Indiana
  • Jefferson County
    • Brookville
  • McKean County
    • Bradford
  • Mercer County
    • Greenville
    • Sharon
  • Venango County
    • Cornplanter Twp.
      • Petroleum Center
      • Pithole
    • Emlenton (Venango County)
    • Franklin
    • Oil City
    • Rouseville
  • Warren County
    • Cherry Grove Twp.
    • Tidioute
    • Warren
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DOI:10.26209/pittsburghnovel

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